- early bird
- noun Etymology: from the proverb, “the early bird catches the worm” Date: circa 1922 1. an early riser 2. one that arrives early and especially before possible competitors
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Early Bird — may refer to:* Intelsat I, a 1965 communications satellite nicknamed Early Bird; * Early Bird 1, a 1997 earth observation satellite launched for EarthWatch, Inc.; * Early Birds of Aviation, an organization devoted to the history of early pilots;… … Wikipedia
early bird — early birds 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that the early bird catches the worm, you mean that the person who arrives first in a place is most likely to get what they want. The serious buying happens between 6 and 8am, and it is very much the… … English dictionary
early bird — {n} An early riser from bed. * /Jane and Tom are real early birds; they get up at 6 A.M. every morning./ … Dictionary of American idioms
early bird — {n} An early riser from bed. * /Jane and Tom are real early birds; they get up at 6 A.M. every morning./ … Dictionary of American idioms
early-bird — UK US adjective [before noun] ► available early in the day: »They rose at 4 a.m. Tuesday to catch an early bird flight to San Francisco. early bird special/discount/rate »The store s early bird special was 50% off everything until 11 a.m. ► used… … Financial and business terms
early bird — early ,bird noun count INFORMAL 1. ) someone who gets up early in the morning 2. ) someone who arrives somewhere or does something before other people do the early bird catches the worm used for saying that if you arrive somewhere or do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
early bird — ► early bird humorous a person who rises or arrives early. Main Entry: ↑early … English terms dictionary
early bird — n. Informal a person who arrives early, or one who gets up early in the morning … English World dictionary
Early Bird — (engl. „früher Vogel“) bezeichnet: ein Muster eines Produktes für Software Entwickler, welches der Hersteller anbietet, siehe Produktmuster der Spitzname des ersten kommerziellen Nachrichtensatelliten Intelsat I der Name eines weiteren Satelliten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Early Bird — [ əːlɪ bəːd, englisch »Frühaufsteher«], INTELSAT 1, erster (amerikanischer) kommerzieller Nachrichtensatellit der Erde; wurde am 6. 4. 1965 gestartet und im August 1969 abgeschaltet. (INTELSAT) … Universal-Lexikon
Early Bird — Intelsat I Le satellite INTELSAT I Early Bird Intelsat I (surnommé Early Bird (oiseau matinal d après le proverbe anglais L oiseau matinal attrape le ver ) est le premier satellite de télécommunications commercial à avoir été placé en orbite… … Wikipédia en Français
